diff --git a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
index 753ce20..db3210d 100644
--- a/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
+++ b/setup-node-ubuntu.bash
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Not every platform has or needs sudo, gotta save them O(1)s...
+sudo_cmd=""
+((EUID)) && [[ -z "$ANDROID_ROOT" ]] && sudo_cmd="sudo"
+
 set -e
 set -u
 set -o pipefail
@@ -66,9 +70,9 @@ if [ -n "${NODEJS_VER}" ]; then
   rm ${NODEJS_UNTAR}/{LICENSE,CHANGELOG.md,README.md} 
   echo "$node_install_path"
   echo "${NODEJS_UNTAR}"
-  sudo rsync -av "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
+  $sudo_cmd rsync -av "${NODEJS_UNTAR}/" "$node_install_path/"
   echo "Done copying"
 
-  sudo chown -R $(whoami) "$node_install_path/lib/node_modules/"
-  sudo chown $(whoami) ""$node_install_path"/bin/"
+  $sudo_cmd chown -R $(whoami) "$node_install_path/lib/node_modules/"
+  $sudo_cmd chown $(whoami) ""$node_install_path"/bin/"
 fi
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